Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plan of the City of New York
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Date:
1776
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 1/4 x 35 7/16 in. (59 x 90 cm)
Description:
Handwritten note in ink on the cloth backing of copy 2: " Ratzer 1767"
There are handwritten notes, verso, which are not borne out by the citation in Stokes: "Date depicted 1766-67. Advertised for sale N.Y. Newspapers 1769-70. Copy 2 probably 1st issue before published improvement of Jeffreys [sic] & Faden date Jun 12 1776. Stokes I p. 342. Note presentation inscription by John Pintard under dedication." Nevertheless, copies 1 and 2 seem identical.
The map is dedicated "To his excellency Sir Henry Moore, Bart. . .most Humbly Inscribed by His Excellency's most obedient Servant."
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
